Appellate Formatting

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Appellate Formatting skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Appellate Formatting is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-06

Generates appellate-filing-ready Tables of Contents, Tables of Authorities, and Certificates of Compliance under FRAP 32(g) and related rules. Produces defensible word-count calculations with transparent exclusions and anti-hallucination guardrails for pagination and citations. Covers federal circuits, state appellate courts, and U.S. Supreme Court variations. Use when building TOC, TOA, compliance certificates, formatting briefs for filing, or when the user mentions word count calculation, FRAP 32 compliance, appellate brief assembly, or page numbering.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Appellate Formatting includes 5 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,171 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: CaseMark
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-06
Catalog position: General · general-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Appellate Formatting fits the catalog

Appellate Formatting sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Produces TOCs, TOAs, and Certificates of Compliance with accuracy guarantees and transparent placeholders where verification is required. The primary risk in AI-assisted appellate formatting is hallucinated page numbers and citations — use [__] placeholders aggressively rather than guessing.

What this skill does

Appellate Formatting is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/appellate-formatting/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when building TOC, TOA, compliance certificates, formatting briefs for filing, or when the user mentions word count calculation, FRAP 32 compliance, appellate brief assembly, or page numbering.

Who uses this skill

The Appellate Formatting Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/appellate-formatting
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/appellate-formatting/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/appellate-formatting/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/appellate-formatting/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/appellate-formatting/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\appellate-formatting\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Appellate Formatting Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/appellate-formatting/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Appellate Formatting skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Appellate Formatting skill?

Use Appellate Formatting when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Appellate Formatting" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Appellate Formatting skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Appellate Formatting is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ThomasMoreAI/legal-skills-open/blob/HEAD/us/litigation/skills/appellate-formatting/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: CaseMark

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

CaseMark. (2026). Appellate Formatting [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/appellate-formatting/

BibTeX

@misc{appellate-formatting-2026,
  author    = {CaseMark},
  title     = {Appellate Formatting [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/appellate-formatting/}
}

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